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New Zealand's Virtual
e-Marketplaces |
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What you can find on this page:
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NZ e-Marketplaces is your comprehensive local reference for determining the portal or vertical e-Market for your industry. Each link provides an overview of the marketplace, giving a description of services, contact details, prospective users and the technology platform supporting it. If your e-Marketplace is not referenced here please send your details to iStart and we will look to add it to this resource
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Virtual Marketplaces Need Real Value
Electronic marketplace first emerged about three years ago in the belief that collaborative communities of complimentary businesses would attract buyers and sellers in their droves to conduct instant secure on-line transactions. Many lessons from home and abroad have tested the concept, yet some kiwi companies continue to demonstrate tenacity and innovation and are making the model work...
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e-Marketplaces That Suck: WoolNet
(September 2001)
Woolly thinking and harsh realities cost farmers $2-$3 million. We wrote off the NZ Wool Board’s Woolnet development months ago. So you can imagine our surprise when Woolnet won the category for “Excellence in e-Business: B2B” at the prestegious Computerworld Awards in July. The judges claimed Woolnet was “completely transforming" the industry. Wishful thinking, but far from true. All that glitters is not gold and we uncover 13 lessons for eMarketplaces to prove it!
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Name:
AgTrade |
URL:
www.agtrade.co.nz |
Technology Solution:
Turing Solutions Limited |
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Description:
Agricultural products and services including: livestock: sheep, diary and beef cattle; farming equipment and services; farming produce, and other. Independently run.
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Prospective Users:
New Zealand Farmers, Rural New Zealanders and New Zealand rural businesses. There are also a number of listings from overseas companies wishing to do business with New Zealand’s Agricultural sector. Anybody with a product or service which is agricultural and/or of benefit to the agricultural sector. |
Contact Details:
Andrew@agtrade.co.nz
Wintercreek
RD1, Rangiora
New Zealand |
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Name:
ConstructionNet |
URL:
www.ConstructionNet.co.nz |
Technology Solution:
CHH's Velocite-e |
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Description:
Construction industry eMarketplace established by New Zealand Office Supplies, plumbing supplier Mico Wakefield, Protector Safety Supply, Carter Holt Harvey, Company Health Services and Maccaferri. Headed by CCH’s Velocit-e. |
Prospective Users:
Construction industry operators on both the supply, as well as the buy side. |
Contact Details:
Matthew Blomfield
Mobile (025) 761-874
M.J.Blomfield Limited
New Venture Consultants
P.O.Box 3221
Onerahi
Whangarei |
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Name:
Dental Shop |
URL:
http://www.dentalshop.co.nz |
Technology Solution:
See ZeroOne |
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Description:
One-stop-shop for the dental industry connecting suppliers and dentists, hosting a chat room, promoting industry conferences.
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Prospective Users:
All dentists in New Zealand and the respective dental industry suppliers. |
Contact Details:
ZeroOne
Level 4, United Building
107 Customhouse Quay
P.O.Box 9918
Wellington
New Zealand
(04) 499-0018
(021) 685-695 |
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Name:
Fencepost.com
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URL:
www.Fencepost.com |
Technology Solution: ATG Dynamo, Interwoven, Microsoft Biz Talk. Unisys helped Kiwi Dairies establish their e-business strategy, design business processes, develop Internet software solutions, integrate to back-end legacy systems, and manage the systems and project. |
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Description:
Fencepost is part of New Zealand’s continuing tradition of agricultural innovation. It uses the internet to give New Zealand farmers the tools they need to manage their farms, solve their problems and continue to lead the rest of the world in agricultural quality and efficiency. These tools include: information about market prices, news and weather, expert, unbiased farm management programs and sharp deals on farm purchases.
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Prospective Users:
Initially established to provide productivity management tools for New Zealand's diary industry, Fencepost has grown into a diversified agricultural portal for the cropping, horticulture, lifestock, wool and horticulture sectors.
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Contact Details:
Phone (09) 336-0250
Fax (09) 336-0274 |
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Name:
GSB Supplycorp
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URL:
www.gsb.co.nz
(Corporate website) |
Technology Solution:
Portal and e-Procurement solution powered by SupplyNet (Commerce One platform) |
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Description:
GSB Supplycorp’s e-marketplace brings together New Zealand Government, publicly funded participants and suppliers.
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Prospective Users:
Users of GSB Supplycorp’s contracts and suppliers. |
Contact Details:
Peter Royle
(04) 916-8700
Toll Free: 0508-203-040
Email: proyle@supplycorp.co.nz
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Name:
Lignus |
URL:
http://www.lignus.com |
Technology Solution:
Jade, operated by Jade's hosting arm Jade Direct. |
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Description:
Trading exchange for logs and lumber.
Allows sellers to list product on the exchange and negotiate in private with multiple buyers. Buyers can list requests and deal in private with multiple sellers.
Revenue is derived from a 1% fee charged to sellers, with the average trade about $10,000.
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Prospective Users:
Membership is free but is restricted to commercial players in the timber industry, with approximately 300 members from 20 countries signing up so far.
Registered companies include forest owners, sawmills, panel mills, plywood/veneer mills, re-manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. |
Contact Details:
Phone (03) 3570 560
Fax: (03) 357 0562
22 Sheffield Cres.
Canterbury Technology Park
PO Box 39 058
Christchurch
Email: lignus@lignus.com |
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Name:
LiveEX |
URL:
www.fencepost.com/liveex/home.jhtml |
Technology Solution:
ManpowerIT
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Description:
LiveEX has been established as New Zealand’s livestock exchange. Users buy credits to place their buy/sell orders through the LiveEX helpdesk. Users then run regular reports to check for matches. The systems logic will rank the results, including close matches that the user will look to consider. Buyers (or their agents) then check the stock on property. The fixed price scheme makes the service particularly competitive for larger lot sizes and by being able to locate stock directly on the farm, yard fees, commission and some transport costs can be avoided.
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Prospective Users:
Deer, sheep and cattle farmers, finishers, traders and meatworks throughout New Zealand. |
Contact Details:
Freephone:
0800 LIVEEX (0800-548339)
Fax:
0800 LIVEFAX (0800- 548332)
Email:
Liveex@fencepost.com |
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Name:
PrintWeb
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URL:
www.printweb.co.nz |
Technology Solution:
N/A |
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Description:
Printing services, graphic design, pre-press and other related jobs.
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Prospective User:
Printers and print buyers |
Contact Details:
PrintWeb
PO Box 7713
Christchurch
New Zealand
Ph: (03) 329-4962
Fax: (03) 329-4963 |
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Name:
Conexa
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URL:
www.conexa.co.nz
(Corporate website) |
Contact Details:
Jaimie McNabb
0508-ASK-SME |
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Description:
Conexa is an e-Marketplace established to deliver strategic sourcing and supply contracts to small and medium New Zealand businesses. Conexa's model is an end-to-end solution, providing sourcing, contract negotiation and payment capabilities. It provides savings on a comprehensive range of supply categories including products and services such as fuel, telecommunications, recruitment, print, couriers, stationery and beverages, depending on the size of business. |
Prospective Users:
Small-to-medium enterprises e.g. Building tenants & industrial estates; business associations. |
Technology Solution:
Portal and e-Procurement solution powered by SupplyNet (Commerce One platform). |
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Name:
Southfresh Limited Nursery
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URL:
www.southfresh.co.nz |
Technology Solution:
Southfresh have developed their own hosted product ordering system now available for adoption by other industry verticals in New Zealand |
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Description:
Hosted e-Market online ordering system for wholesale and retail supplies of nursery plants.
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Prospective Users:
Chain retailers, landscapers, independent buyers. |
Contact Details:
Southfresh Ltd
L2, 27 Bath Street,
Parnell
POBox 9601,
Newmarket Auckland
Ph. 09 358 5780
warren@southfresh.co.nz |
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Name:
Southfresh Limited Seafood
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URL:
www.southfresh.co.nz |
Technology Solution:
Southfresh have developed their own hosted product ordering system now available for adoption by other industry verticals in New Zealand
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Description:
Hosted e-Market online ordering system for wholesale and retail supplies of fish.
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Prospective Users:
Fisheries, wholesalers, retailers, restaurants. |
Contact Details:
Southfresh Ltd
L2, 27 Bath Street,
Parnell
POBox 9601,
Newmarket Auckland
Ph. (09) 358-5780
warren@southfresh.co.nz |
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Name:
StockThePot
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URL:
www.stockthepot.com
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Contact Details:
info@morseinternational.com
Phone: (09) 488 6632
Fax: (09) 486 0959 |
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Description:
Stock The Pot is an on-line Business-to-Business purchasing tool linking buyers and suppliers in the New Zealand Food Service Industry. Buyers can now place one order with multiple suppliers on one site saving time and effort.
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Prospective Users:
Caterers, restaurants, hospitals, schools, prisons etc and any companies providing food items to the above purchasers. |
Technology Solution:
ASP solution with browser-based user interface. Front end by Greenwood Technology’s Syncronet Ltd on Greenwood’s hosted ProcurIT solution.
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Name:
Vetservice |
URL:
www.vetservice.com |
Technology Solution:
Custom built by NZOnline |
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Description:
Online e-Marketplace for the veterinary industry. Allows B2B and B2C transactions, as well as tools for vet practices to develop an online community and communicate with clients.
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Prospective Users:
Vets throughout the country can use the tools available to establish their own store front within the site, so that customers can access the VetService back-end to with the supplier catalogues built in. Suppliers can use the e-Marketplace to load their electronic catalogues to be accessed by vets and from the public via the individual vet store-fronts. Vets can log in directly to wholesale purchase from the supplier catalogues.
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Contact Details:
E-Mail: inquiries@vetservice.co.nz
Telephone: 09 303 1776 or 0800 ASK VET
Facsimile: 09 303 1775
Address: PO Box 128273 Remuera Auckland
Business URL: www.vetservice.co.nz
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Name:
Woodnet Works Limited |
URL:
www.woodnet.co.nz |
Contact Details:
Phone (06) 370-2068
support@woodnetworks.com
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Description:
Industry specific procurement, wood trading, and information services portal for forestry and timber sector. |
Prospective users:
Growers, Harvestors, Processors, Add value players
Investors. |
Technology Solution:
SupplyNet's Commerce One e-Procurement solution connected to its Commerce One MarketSite4.1 Platform |
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Name:
Woolnet |
URL:
www.woolnet.co.nz |
Contact Details:
Customer Services,
Woolnet,
PO Box 757,
Christchurch.
Or call our toll-free line: 0800 4 WOOLNET (0800- 496-656)
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Description:
Promoted by Woolpro, a subsidiary of the New Zealand Wool Board - an Online Wool Trading Platform. |
Prospective Users:
Sheep farmers, wool brokers, wool buyers, end users of wool products.
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Technology Solution:
Intergen technology platform.
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SupplyNet
The PSB Group is a Procurement Service Provider. By offering specific procurement expertise and advice, as well as access to hosted online procurement tools, PSB Group companies become an extension to an organisation's existing procurement capability....or the capability itself.
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ZeroOne
ZeroOne (NZ) Limited is an Internet development company based in Wellington. We have a primary focus on creating functional web sites, the integrating of existing systems with web technologies, and the development of interactive environments though the use of industry leading, modular software technology.
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e://volution
e://volution E-Business Ltd procurement solutions focus on delivering rapid return on investment by facilitating the closed loop control and leverage of organisations expenditure. By deploying technologies that automate business rules, process and transactions, organisations realise sustainable savings across their demand and supply chains.
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